Kafé Esaias
Garbo
Punch Rulle
Kanelbulle
Chokladboll
Pistachbulle
Scheduled to pick up a car and head north at 14h00 it was with bags packed at the Airbnb that Breakfast once again became a three-part tour, stop number one at Kafé Esaias proving fairly disappointing thanks to a dearth of options at eight o’clock even though the Restaurant’s hours suggest a 07h30 opening.
Located centrally about midway between two Metro stops, no lack of nearby options in terms of shopping or dining, guests entering Kafé Esaias immediately fell under the watchful eye of a long-faced woman who offered neither “Hej” nor “Good Morning,” such a rarity when combined with pursed lips that it almost felt as though business was unwanted.
Breaking the silence by saying “Hello,” a muffled response uttered as the dour woman went back to work, it was after surveying limited stock that five choices were made before settling the modest tab and exiting, a concrete block up the way proving a more comfortable place to sit and take pictures before eating.
Oddly not offering Kardemumma Bulle or Tosca, nearly ubiquitous items elsewhere conspicuous by their absence but replaced by novelties, it was with a doughy Cinnamon Roll that the regrettable experience carried over from inside, all but a bite left behind for the birds while a braid tinged green by Pistachio was thinner and springier with better flavor.
Finally deciding to brave a Punch Rulle after overlooking many others based on a description including “Alcohol flavor, but not really,” it was in a spongy center sort of like Nougat that something between Almond Extract and Rum Flavor was found, the flavor expectedly displeasing while a Raspberry Thumbprint Cookie labeled “Garbo” and Chokladboll lighter than most in terms of Coconut were edible unmemorable.
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